I've only posted a few times on here before. But I'm a avid lurker.
I am simply amazed at some of the stuff you come up with on here. Old news articles, vintage photo's etc.

Well I've got a pretty good one here and would really appreciate any help in finding the old articles (I really don't know how to go about it myself)

Anyway here goes......

I think I've posted before that I'm a full time professional musician (35 years at it). I've worked in many gangster owned and run places over the years. Back in the late 1970's and all through the 80's Hollywood, Hallendale and North Miami was FULL of them.

I have a dear friend who is a piano player. His name is Al Nero (His real name is Alfred Caponera) in around 1970 or 71 he was working with a band at Henry Hills club "The Suite". One night after the band had finished for the night and was all packed up Jimmy Burke came in with some friends. It was either his or some girls birthday and Jimmy wanted my friend Al to play "Happy Birthday". My friend told him that they were all packed up for the evening and were just about to go home. An argument followed and before my friend knew it Jimmy Burke had him on the ground beating the sh!t out of him (he still has the scars till this day).

My friend Al knew better than to say a word about what had happend. They had a grand jury and held my friend in contempt of court for 60 days for not talking. He said that they wanted to get Burke for anything even if it was only assault. They finally let my friend Al go. He never said a word. He was "rewarded" with a nice gig at "Jillys" where he worked until he moved down here to South Florida.

Now to my point....

This was all written up in the New York Daily News around 1971. And the headlines read.. "D.A Not Fiddling in Probe, Perjury Rap Burns Nero"

My Friend is close to 80 and with his birthday coming up I'd love to find those articles for him. He said he lost them long ago. Remember his real name is Alfred (Al) Caponera.

My thanks in advance to all the wonderful resourceful people out there who might be able to help me with this.

Salvi